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eg hanga hiá merke ydru, þat voru göder griper, þat
skulu þier láta filgia merkenu”, hann svarar “þesser
luter eru i þinu valldi sem aller adrer þeir sem eg 3
á, þegar eth ockar samþicke verdr”, Sigrg(ardr) seg-
(est) þat giarna vilja, töku þa/ nii at gledjast og
aller adrer, lidr nii þesse dagur til qvolldz, og þvi e
næst koma þar til sinnar sængur, og varast Sigur-
g(ardr) ofdrickju, enn þegar er hann kom i sæng þá
bad hann sinn smásvejn fá sier ad drecka, hann drack 9
til frunne enn hun drack gjarna med honum og fiell
svefnhofgi á hana, Sigrgardr bad þá alla menn i burtu
ganga enn hann halladi sier á koddann, enn þernan 12
jungfruennar breidde á klædin upp yfer þau, þegar
fell svefn á Sigrg(ard) og svofu þau bædi til dagz,
jungfruin vaknadj þegar er haninn göl, tekr snart til w
fata og klæder sig enn Sigrgardr svaf þangat til at
hans menn komu inn i herbergid, og frettu epter
hvorsu honum liefdi sofest enn hann q(vad) sejnt is
vilja frá hefia, “og ugger mig at ej sie allt loged fra
2 hann svarar] -f- 123, 17r.
4-5 Sigrgardr-vilja] seiger Sigurgardur 123,17r, -j- 167, 39r.
13 á klædin] aklædi 123, 17r, áklædid 167, 39r.
18 sofest] sofnazt 123, 17r, 167, 39v.
her, she asks for his shield and sword, which she has
seen hanging beside his standard, and he promises that
she shall receive them as soon as they have been united.
In the evening the two of them go to bed together again.
Sigrgarðr is on his guard and asks his page to bring him
something to drink. He drinks to the queen but she falls
asleep immediately. He then asks everyone to go and
leans back on the pillow. An attendant spreads the cover-
let over them and he falls fast asleep and they both sleep
until daybreak. The maiden awakes when the cock crows,
and dresses herself but Sigrgarðr sleeps on until his men
come into the room. He expresses his suspicion that the